Basketball Page 479 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Kings top Nuggets for third straight time this season
De'Aaron Fox had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Domantas Sabonis finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 102-98 on Wednesday night....
No LeBron James, no problem: Lakers bully Jazz
Anthony Davis amassed 37 points and 15 rebounds and Rui Hachimura scored a career-high 33 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 138-122 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City....
No. 8 Tennessee cruises to an easy win at Arkansas
Jonas Aidoo posted a double-double with a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds as No. 8 Tennessee coasted past Arkansas 92-63 in a Southeastern Conference matchup Wednesday night in Fayetteville, Ark....
No. 1 UConn extends dominance of DePaul with 101-65 win
Alex Karaban scored a game-high 21 points and Stephon Castle added 15 to lead six players in double figures and help top-ranked UConn roll past host DePaul 101-65 on Wednesday in Chicago....
Mavs lean on star duo to coast by Spurs
Kyrie Irving poured in 34 points and Luka Doncic added 27 in just three quarters of play as the surging Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 116-93 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory....
Arizona State erupts in second half, routs Oregon State
Jamiya Neal scored 21 points and Arizona State continued its home dominance of Oregon State with a 79-61 victory on Wednesday night in Pac-12 play at Tempe, Ariz....
Zion Williamson (36 points) powers Pelicans past Wizards
Zion Williamson scored 36 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans held off the Washington Wizards 133-126 on Wednesday night....
Grizzlies snap 9-game skid by dispatching Rockets
Jaren Jackson Jr. drilled three fourth-quarter 3-pointers and rookie GG Jackson scored 20 points off the bench as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a nine-game skid with a 121-113 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday....
Maryland turns up defensive intensity, rallies past Iowa
Jahmir Young scored 15 of his 21 points after halftime as Maryland clamped down defensively down the stretch and rallied for a 78-66 victory over visiting Iowa on Wednesday night in College Park, Md....
No. 13 Auburn hammers No. 11 South Carolina by 40 points
Jaylin Williams scored a game-high 23 points and Johni Broome added 21 Wednesday night as No. 13 Auburn opened up a 22-point halftime lead en route to a 101-61 Southeastern Conference rout of No. 11 South Carolina in Auburn, Ala....
Pascal Siakam, back in Toronto, leads Pacers to win
Pascal Siakam scored 23 points in his return to Toronto, helping the Indiana Pacers earn a 127-125 victory over the Raptors on Wednesday night....
Cavs shake off 17-point deficit, surprise Bulls
Donovan Mitchell scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 108-105 on Wednesday....
Anthony Edwards seeking encore as Wolves visit Blazers
The Minnesota Timberwolves considered holding out star guard Anthony Edwards for the opener of a two-game set with the Portland Trail Blazers....
Celtics steam to 50-point demolition of Nets
Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score 28 points and Derrick White finished with 27 to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Brooklyn Nets 136-86 Wednesday in each team’s final contest before the All-Star break....
Paolo Banchero, Magic steamroll Knicks
Paolo Banchero scored 13 of his game-high 36 points during a decisive second-quarter surge on Wednesday night for the host Orlando Magic, who pulled away from the undermanned New York Knicks for a 118-100 victory in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break....
Missing key players, Heat slip past ailing 76ers
Tyler Herro had 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lift the Miami Heat past the host Philadelphia 76ers 109-104 on Wednesday....
Skidding USC, Utah trying to find winning path
Two teams sliding in the wrong direction square off Thursday night when Utah visits Southern California in Pac-12 Conference play at Los Angeles....
Hornets down Hawks for season-best 3-game winning streak
Brandon Miller scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half and the Charlotte Hornets built on their best stretch of the season by defeating the visiting Atlanta Hawks 122-99 on Wednesday night....
Notre Dame ekes out victory over Georgia Tech
Markus Burton put up 18 points and Tae Davis scored 17 as Notre Dame pulled out a 58-55 victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind....
Seton Hall exacts revenge with blowout of Xavier
Kadary Richmond collected 20 points, a career-high 13 assists and eight rebounds as host Seton Hall used a quick start to cruise to an 88-70 victory over Xavier on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J....